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Fox News' rhetoric echoes Ailes' long history of race-baiting
Under its president, Roger Ailes, Fox News routinely employs racially charged appeals to foment opposition to the Obama administration and other progressive figures, such as Glenn Beck's comments that President Obama is a "racist" and "has a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white ...
Behind the War Between White House and Fox
Behind the War Between White House and Fox
nytimes.com — Roger Ailes reached out to David Axelrod to address rising tensions between Fox News and the White House. (more) Behind the War Between White House and Fox
POLITICO CLICK: Friends push Ailes for president - Mike Allen
POLITICO CLICK: Friends push Ailes for president - Mike Allen
politico.com — Friends and associates are encouraging Fox News chief Roger Ailes to jump into the political arena for real by running for president in 2012, top sources tell POLITICO. "Ailes knows how to frame an issue better than anybody, and that's what we need ... (more) POLITICO CLICK: Friends push Ailes for president - Mike ...
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — That Would Be Jesse Jackson | Main | Quote For The Day 27 Oct 2009 12:18 pm The Lethal Politics Of The Opt-Out Public Option I'm surprised this hasn't gotten more attention. But imagine for a moment that the opt-out public option passes and becomes ... (more) The Atlantic Home
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Media Matters: Fox News' rhetoric echoes Ailes' long history of race-baiting
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truthFrom Media Matters: Under its president, Roger Ailes, Fox News routinely employs racially charged appeals to foment opposition to the Obama administration and other progressive figures, such as Glenn Beck's comments that President Obama is a "racist" and "has a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture." Before launching the Fox News Channel, Ailes worked as a media consultant for several Republican campaigns where evidence shows he similarly appealed to racial fears and biases for political gain, and as executive producer for Rush ...

Fox News' Race-Baiting Consistent With Roger Ailes' History
News Hounds — ... on the "fair and balanced" network for years, by many hosts and guests. Media Matters has dug into the past of Fox News' president, Roger Ailes, and - surprise! surprise! - discovered that "Before launching the Fox News Channel, Ailes worked as a media consultant for several Republican campaigns where evidence shows he similarly appealed to racial fears and biases for political gain, and as executive producer for Rush Limbaugh's television show, during which Limbaugh made several controversial statements... Ailes' political and media history is littered with race-based ...

The Overwhelming Evidence Against FOX "News"
Hoffmania! — ... Media Matters doesn't screw around when it comes to presenting the self-inflicted wounds to FOX's credibility. Today, they're almost having a hard time keeping up with everything they fabricated in the last 24 hours. Some examples: Fox News' Rhetoric Echoes Ailes' Long History Of Race-Baiting Boehlert: 30 Reasons Why Fox News Is Not Legit Fox Misleads On Public Option Opt-Out News Or Editorial? Fox News Uses Luntz-Approved Term "Govt Option" Bogus "Fox Fact": U.S. Chamber of Commerce, under attack from Obama, ...

Jogging Bernie Goldberg's memory: 'Who exactly at Fox News is inciting a rebellion against the government?'
Orcinus — ... Bill O'Reilly is still all worked up about the White House's "war" on Fox -- which, actually, he says he hopes end soon. Yeah, I'll bet he does. I'll bet a lot of people at Fox are not happy that we are having this national conversation right now and kicking over all kinds of rocks. ...

Uppity in the Hizzy
The Poor Man Institute — ... Using the Fox News/Glenn Beck/(Gary) Rupert Murdoch hidden racism decoder ring, I’d say this interview excerpt puts Michael Steele squarely in the Killwhitey With Attitude camp: MARTIN: One of the criticisms I’ve always had is Republicans — white Republicans — have been scared of black folks. STEELE: You’re absolutely right. I mean I’ve been in the room and they’ve been scared of me. Normally, pointing out the fact that the head of the RNC is a flagrant racist would be stating ...

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